Monthly Archives: July 2013

Another post on John’s Naval, Marine and other Service news . Training deployment a career highlight for first time flight crew Published on 28 July 2013 LEUT Andrew Herring (author) S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopter ‘Tiger 80’ from 816 Squadron on the flight deck of HMAS Perth with aviation technical sailors (from left) AB Steven Cuthbert, AB Barry Cruikshank,Continue reading

Another post on John’s Naval, Marine and other Service news . . Home | Think Defence by Think Defence  /  7h  //  keep unread  //  preview Challenger 2 Live Fire A Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) is pictured during a live firing exercise in Grafenwöhr, Germany.Exercise BAVARIAN CHARGER was the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20thContinue reading “Challenger 2 Live Fire”

Another post on John’s Naval, Marine and other Service news . .Home / News and Information / Cobham ASTRAEA Autonomous Air to Air Refuelling Cobham ASTRAEA Autonomous Air to Air Refuelling Posted on July 27, 2013 by Think Defence in News and Information with 2 Comments In my recent post on the European MALE/UCAV unmanned aircraft landscape I mentioned that UCAV was where the smart money is going,Continue reading “Cobham ASTRAEA Autonomous Air to Air Refuelling”

Another post on John’s Naval, Marine and other Service news . . Aboard America’s Doomsday command and control plane If the U.S. fights a nuclear war, top military brass could run it from aboard the National Airborne Operations Center. CNET Road Trip 2013 went on board one of the militarized 747s. by Daniel Terdiman  July 23,Continue reading “Aboard America’s Doomsday command and control plane”

Another post on John’s Naval, Marine and other Service news . . A A Poland’s military currently operates 14 C-295 MPA/ASW aircraft, and is looking into acquiring more. (Airbus) FILED UNDER World News Europe WARSAW — Poland is moving forward with its 10 billion zloty (US $3.1 billion) Navy modernization program, under which the service willContinue reading “Poland Accelerates Navy Modernization Program”